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Old 04-28-2020, 05:24 AM
 
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Why shouldn't they? It was government that forced them to shut down in the first place.



Disappointing you don't have the capacity to differentiate between a short=term bridge over a crisis and long-term business as usual.
Agree. Amazing how liberals can’t make these distinctions.
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Old 04-28-2020, 05:29 AM
 
Location: Salisbury,NC
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Every pseudo-conservative Trump supporter (individual or corporation) embrace socialist when they start receiving other peoples money from the government.
You have to wonder how many of these free market companies are alive due to constant turning of loans.

With not enough cash reserves. I could see small business which runs on a constant need of money flowing through the cash register.
Large Corp. needing a cash infusion for a 5 or 6 week shut down is a sign of bad management.
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Old 04-28-2020, 06:37 AM
 
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Pretty sure if USA was not a a capitalist it wouldn't be the world's richest country.
On a per-capita basis? USA is number 10, not number 1. Shocking, right?

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/...the-world.html

How about on a per capita GDP rating?

USA is number 13, just ahead of Iceland.

https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-per-capita/

Total GDP? Yup, USA is number one, with China hot on its heels. Hint... China is communist, as least officially.

COVID-19?

USA is number one by far.
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Old 04-28-2020, 06:50 AM
 
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Am I the only one who sees the hypocrisy? I mean if capitalism is the survival of those best able to compete and provide what consumers want, why should the government even think of getting involved. Especially at the multi TRILLION dollar level? Capitalism theory would say, let them fail.

The government has closed their business's, if the market was totally free they would decide to close or stay open.


There is local store that sells hardware so they are allowed to stay open. They also have dealerships for a major bicycle company and chainsaw/lawn equipment company, both are very big sellers at this time of the year. All the competition for both products are closed. Having that hardware was like hitting the lottery as far business is concerned. Not really a free market is it?
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Old 04-28-2020, 07:23 AM
 
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Define: Free market company
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Old 04-28-2020, 07:25 AM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Government caused this shutdown.
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Old 04-28-2020, 07:26 AM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Agree. Amazing how liberals can’t make these distinctions.
They are grabbing at straws and making ridiculous posts, aren't they? All in order to promote and justify a Totalitarian OPPRESSIVE form of Government.

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Old 04-28-2020, 07:40 AM
 
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It seems almost humorous if it wasn't so tragic.

The loudest supporters of the free market system, the capitalists and industrialists, now are the first yammering for government support and handouts, just like those other stalwarts of capitalism, the banks, did 12 years ago.

Am I the only one who sees the hypocrisy? I mean if capitalism is the survival of those best able to compete and provide what consumers want, why should the government even think of getting involved. Especially at the multi TRILLION dollar level? Capitalism theory would say, let them fail. Socialism would be concerned about the human factor, the workers, who would be harmed by those failures.

So, is the USA a socialist nation now?
Muddying then water to promote your slavery, aren’t you?

“ nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”
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Old 04-28-2020, 07:43 AM
 
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Agree. Amazing how liberals can’t make these distinctions.
They do understand the difference. They just like their slavery (aka socialism) more.

Make no mistake, plenty of people would love to enslave others.

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Old 04-28-2020, 08:07 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Government caused this shutdown.
Causing the issue, and then rushing in with boatloads of money to 'rescue' everyone is how socialists operate. If you like it, then continue voting for socialists like Trump, etc, and if you don't like it, then vote for people like Rand Paul.
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